While seeking assistance from the powerful King-level experts he knew on the Yanji Continent to locate the Zi Zhong King, Luo Feng had already boarded a spacecraft and departed from the military base, beginning his journey to the Yanji Continent.
Several days later.
“Intergalactic travel completed.”
Near the closest transit point to the Yanji Continent, ripples of space-time spread outward as a black flying saucer materialized out of thin air.
Inside the flying saucer.
Luo Feng stood before the control room with a slightly furrowed brow: “Even with so many titled kings from the human faction assisting, not a single one has managed to locate the Zi Zhong King.”
“Luofeng, the Zi Zhong King must have anticipated you would come after him once he leaked your information, so it’s natural for him to hide. Finding him might not be easy,” a childlike face appeared on the control panel of the spaceship.
“No profit, no motivation.”
Luo Feng smiled faintly. “After all, I’ve only asked some of my king-level friends to keep an eye out. At most, they might pay slight attention. But how many king-level experts are there in total? And how vast is the Yanji Continent? When I first arrived there, I wandered for a long time without encountering a single king-level expert. It’s inherently difficult for king-level experts to locate the Purple Clock King. Without significant incentive, they wouldn’t even ask marquis-level experts to assist. Even if they did, those marquis-level experts would likely only pretend to comply—who would really expend effort in secret?”
“Luofeng, are you going to offer a bounty?” Babs’ eyes gleamed with excitement.
“Exactly, a bounty!”
Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed with determination. “I’ve long understood that whether they’re human or alien powerhouses, they’re all the same. When treasures are held by the strong, no one dares to act rashly because challenging them could cost their lives. But when treasures are in the hands of the weak, they attract greed and plunder! Before, I kept a low profile, and no one knew I possessed treasures, so no one opposed me. However, after the incident at the Sacrificial Tower and with King Zi Zhong deliberately spreading rumors, I can no longer remain inconspicuous. Since I can’t stay hidden, I must demonstrate sufficient combat strength to intimidate all the alien powerhouses!”
“If I don’t act, it’s fine. But once I do, I must strike fear into these greedy alien elites!” Luo Feng murmured. “Only then can I end this problem permanently!”
“This time, I want to intimidate all the alien powerhouses!”
“Let them know the consequences of provoking me!”
…
On the same day, Luo Feng officially announced the bounty, which caused a sensation among countless powerhouses within the human faction across the Yanji Continent. This was because the bounty wasn’t a private one—it was a public bounty issued through the military system and distributed to all allied forces within the Yanji Continent battle zone!
Luo Feng had already transferred the bounty money in advance to the ‘military system’ public account.
50 million Yuanzi units!
That was the bounty amount for this reward. Once the confirmed coordinates of the alien ‘Zi Zhong King’ were reported, the reward of 50 million Yuanzi units would be given!
“He’s gone mad!”
“That human ‘Yang’ is truly insane! He’s been hiding in the military base and enduring for so long. Who would have thought he’d suddenly issue a public bounty on that alien Zi Zhong King—fifty million Yuanzi units! Many of us titled immortals have total assets of only about ten million Yuanzi units. It’s incredibly difficult to earn ten million Yuanzi units over countless years, yet just reporting the coordinates of an alien titled king could bring such an enormous reward.”
“Truly crazy.”
“50 million!!!”
“This Yang really has deep pockets!”
“Haha… things are getting interesting. With so many powerful extraterrestrial beings on the Yanji Continent keeping a close eye on him, Yang still dares to place a bounty on the Purple Bell King. He must be thoroughly prepared. This battle is going to be spectacular.”
“Who is the Zi Zhong King?”
Yang issuing a bounty on the Zi Zhong King suggests that this alien Zi Zhong King is the strongman who leaked the information behind the scenes.
…
The entire human faction on the Yanji Continent was instantly thrown into an uproar. After all, those who had attained the rank of King were exceedingly rare—the vast majority were Marquises and ordinary immortals. To them, 50 million Yuanzi was an astronomical sum, enough to drive each of them into a frenzy of envy. Though they might not dare to confront an alien King directly, they certainly wouldn’t hesitate to relay the coordinates of such a being.
Hunting for the Zi Zhong King!
Countless immortals from various races within the human faction began to frantically search for the Zi Zhong King, just like how aliens had recently been hunting for ‘Yang’. However, compared to the aliens’ search, the human faction’s pursuit was even more frenzied and enthusiastic.
After all, this was a public and massive bounty!
However…
One day, two days, half a month, a month…
Still no news of the Zi Zhong King.
“What’s going on with the Zi Zhong King?” Luo Feng, already nearing the Yanji Continent aboard his spaceship, frowned slightly in the control room, speaking softly. “This doesn’t make sense. He released the information to force me out, so he should want me to appear. Now that I’ve publicly issued a bounty on him, he should have reacted by now. And with the bounty news spreading everywhere, it should have already reached his ears. He must know I’m after him…”
“And yet he’s vanished?”
“Could he have left the Yanji Continent?” Luo Feng shook his head slightly. No. The Zi Zhong King had forced him out, so it shouldn’t be this simple.
“Luofeng, I have a feeling the Zi Zhong King is just hiding, silently observing how things develop. He will appear,” Babs said. “Based on the struggle for the sacrificial tower treasure, this Zi Zhong King is an extremely cunning and ruthless individual. Unless he has absolutely no hope left, he won’t give up easily. He dared to challenge the titled limit powerhouse Cang Jin Wang. Facing you, Luo Feng… he wouldn’t be so terrified as to flee.”
“Mm.” Luo Feng nodded.
…
Inside a vast hall on one of the floors of a steel skyscraper within the virtual world of the Machine Race faction.
The Zi Zhong King was leisurely sitting at the dining table, enjoying his meal, when suddenly the hall doors opened. Two figures of different appearances entered—one was covered in fur with a single crimson eye, resembling a standing beast radiating a savage aura. The other was tall and thin, over eight meters high, entirely clad in a silver robe, wearing a black mask adorned with strange inscriptions.
“Zi Zhong King, you’re still in the mood to savor delicacies in the virtual world. Don’t you know that countless alien immortals from the human faction are frantically searching for you across the Yanji Continent?” the tall, thin masked man spoke in a delicate, soft voice.
“A bounty of 50 million Yuanzi units on you—that’s equivalent to 100 million Yulan units in our Machine Race faction. Quite a generous offer,” a deep, beast-like echoing voice rumbled from the crimson-eyed beast giant.
“Bloodbeast King! Heavy Arrow King!”
The Zi Zhong King raised his head, his small eyes glinting with a trace of amusement. “But with both of you here—two supreme kings at the pinnacle of power—who on the Yanji Continent could possibly pose a threat to me?”
“Hahaha…” The crimson-eyed beast giant burst into hearty laughter. “King Zi Zhong, you speak well. With the two of us here, those so-called kings on the Yanji Continent are nothing to fear!”
“Haha…” The tall, thin masked man also chuckled softly, his laughter carrying an undercurrent of confidence.
The Zi Zhong King continued, “As for this 50 million Yuanzi unit bounty—it only proves one thing… this human Yang is truly immensely wealthy. If we kill him, ha ha, I’m sure the spoils will bring you both immense delight.”
“Mm.” Both the crimson-eyed beast man and the tall, thin masked man nodded.
Bloodbeast King, Heavy Arrow King.
They were two limit-level king powerhouses specially invited by King Zizhong. Currently, they were inside the “Star Tower,” one of the most dangerous zones in the entire battlefield beyond the domains. It was in places like the Star Tower that limit-level king powerhouses from various races gathered, as there were hardly any such powerhouses on the Yanji Continent itself.
Each of them was no less formidable than the Golden King.
This time, the Zi Zhong King had specially paid a commission of 5 billion Yulan units per person, plus one-third of Yang’s wealth after his death, to enlist Bloodbeast King and Heavy Arrow King.
Each of the three would receive one-third of Yang’s wealth!
Bloodbeast King and Heavy Arrow King would also receive an advance commission of 5 billion Yulan units each. Even knowing that Yang wouldn’t be easy to deal with, they still agreed.
“Hard to handle? That’s exactly why the King Limit experts were called in. Otherwise, who’d bother inviting the two of us?”
“This King Zizhong is truly generous—it seems the wealth of humans is indeed astonishing. He must have truly obtained the treasure from the sacrificial tower. Even if each of us gets a third of it, it would still be an immense fortune. This is going to be a massive haul.”
“Hmm, just a king of high rank, even with some hidden cards, even if he hires powerful experts. Who else would the two of us fear?”
When Bloodbeast King and Heavy Arrow King were initially invited, they had exchanged such thoughts secretly, and thus accepted the invitation.
…
The Zi Zhong King, Bloodbeast King, and Heavy Arrow King sat around the dining table together, enjoying their meal while conversing.
“Zi Zhong King, with the human offering such a high bounty for you, when will you make your move?” Heavy Arrow King asked softly.
“I must first feign weakness,” the Zi Zhong King smiled. “Let him think I’m afraid, that I’m intimidated… Ha ha, right now I’m hiding outside the Yanji Continent. No matter how hard they search within the continent, they won’t find me. But the timing is nearly ripe now.”
“I’ll make a quiet appearance, deliberately allowing the human faction to spot me.”
“Drawing him into the trap.”
A fierce glint flashed in King Zi Zhong’s eyes as he spoke sharply, “Then I’ll join forces with the two of you. With two King-level powerhouses attacking simultaneously, we’ll utterly overwhelm this human with absolute crushing force! If we don’t act, so be it. But once we strike, we must leave him no chance whatsoever.”
“Haha, that’s the way I like it, Zi Zhong King,” Bloodbeast King laughed heartily, his voice thick with a hint of a growl. “Exactly. We’ll kill him with overwhelming force. I hate drawn-out battles. That’s too troublesome. Crushing him decisively is the most satisfying.”
“Mm.” Heavy Arrow King nodded slightly.
“Both of you, please prepare yourselves outside the Yanji Continent,” the Zi Zhong King smiled. “Once that human Yang takes the bait, I’ll notify you immediately, and you’ll teleport there right away.”
“Rest assured,” Bloodbeast King said.
“We’ll go to the void outside the Yanji Continent now and wait for your message,” Heavy Arrow King added.
King Zizhong raised his glass with a smile: “I won’t keep you waiting long. Let’s toast to the imminent acquisition of the Jita treasure.”
“To the treasure,” Bloodbeast King raised his glass.
“To the fallen human,” Heavy Arrow King raised his glass.
The crisp sound of clinking glasses echoed through the hall.
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